In August residents of Elista – the capital of the Republic of Kalmykia – parade through the center of city dressing national thutstan, terleg and caftan which are all kinds of long jupe. The festival is on the August 13th, 20th and 27th – three days duration, according KalmykiaTour. It is the first time the Festival is organized. Read the rest of this entry »

Kalmykian New Year Zul celebrates as one the most important events in the Buddhist history – achieving Parinirvana by the founder of the Gelug school Lama Zonkava. Kalmyks treat this person in a special way.

[ Ru | Fr ] In the unforgettable Republic of Kalmykia, in the south of Russia, the three-day Festival of tulips which took place with support of the Ministry of tourism of the Republic of Kalmykia (Gederim Alexander Vitalyevich) comes to the end.

Tourists from all regions of Russia visited the Festival of tulips to find peace of mind on boundless open spaces of the Kalmyk steppes and to take unique pictures for memory of natural miracles of the Earth. Read the rest of this entry »

KalmykiaNews: [ Ru ] Today in the Republic of Kalmykia celebrate professional holiday – Day of Agriculture of Kalmykia.

Head of the Republic of Kalmykia Alexey Orlov, Chairman of the Government of the Republic of Kalmykia Igor Zotov and Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Kalmykia Peter Lantsanov Read the rest of this entry »